God has a Plan

"...it was allowed..." -- Revelation 13:5, 7, 14, 15

On any given morning, we sit in front of the TV News report or read the headlines and wonder if there is any hope or order in our world. We might conclude that the flow of evil is out of control and is running wild. But the three small words before us today should help us stay secure and at peace.

In the midst of the great tribulation, evil will be at its very peak, with the anti-Christ running the world with unchecked influence. But will he really be unchecked? From the work of the false prophet to the power of the anti-Christ to the age old works of Satan himself, "... it was allowed ..." God alone is in charge of His universe and this world in which we live. His purpose will be achieved, even out of the storm of evil intent.

Are you secure in the fact that the Lord is in control my friend? When you are overwhelmed by confusion and evil power pressing into your world, just remember "... it is allowed ..." and if God has allowed it, God has a plan for His glory and our good. 

"For I know the plans I have for you, 

declares the LORD, 

plans for welfare and not for evil,

 to give you a future and a hope."

-- Jeremiah 29:11